It’s Sunday Afternoon Racing Nationwide Style. The Nationwide Series heads to Chicagoland and they will only be joined by three Camping World Drivers; James Buescher, Brendan Gaughan, and Parker Kligerman, and two Sprint Cup Drivers; Kyle Busch and Stephen Leicht. Leicht will most likely be a Start and Park driver this week so that makes it Kyle Busch against the world this week.
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Entry list and notes after the JUMP!
| Entry | Car# | Driver | Sponsor | Manu | Owner |
| 1 | 01 | Mike Wallace | 12 Chevy | JD Motorsports | |
| 2 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Hunt Brothers Pizza | 12 Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Advocare | 12 Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 4 | 4 | Danny Efland | 12 Chevy | JD Motorsports | |
| 5 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Rancer's Reserve/Dominick's | 12 Ford | Roush Fenway |
| 6 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com | 12 Chevy | JR Motorsports |
| 7 | 08 | Tim Andrews (S) * | 12 Ford | Randy Hill | |
| 8 | 09 | Kenny Wallace * | 12 Toyota | RAB Racing | |
| 9 | 10 | Jeff Green (PC) (S) | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | |
| 10 | 11 | Brian Scott | Dollar General | 12 Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| 11 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr | Alliance Truck Parts | 12 Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 12 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty/Reynolds Wrap | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 13 | 15 | Carl Long (S) * | 12 Ford | Rick Ware | |
| 14 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill * | 12 Toyota | Adrian Berryhill | |
| 15 | 18 | Ryan Truex | Grime Boss | 12 Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| 16 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | G-Oil / Noah's Light Foundation | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 17 | 22 | Parker Kligerman(i) | Discount Tire | 12 Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 18 | 23 | Jamie Dick | Viva Auto Group | 12 Chevy | R3 Motorsports |
| 19 | 24 | Casey Roderick | West Virginia Miners | 12 Chevy | SC2 Motorsports |
| 20 | 30 | James Buescher(i) | 12 Chevy | Turner Motorsports | |
| 21 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt | 12 Chevy | Turner Motorsports |
| 22 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan(i) | Menards | 12 Chevy | Richard Childress |
| 23 | 38 | Brad Sweet | Great Clips | 12 Chevy | Turner Motorsports |
| 24 | 39 | Josh Richards | NSW Kids | 12 Ford | Go Green Racing |
| 25 | 40 | Erik Darnell | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group | |
| 26 | 41 | Timmy Hill | Poynt.com | 12 Chevy | Rick Ware |
| 27 | 42 | Matt Dibenedetto (S) * | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group | |
| 28 | 43 | Michael Annett | Pilot Flying J | 12 Ford | Richard Petty |
| 29 | 44 | Mike Bliss | BANDITchippers.com | 12 Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 30 | 46 | Chase Miller (S) * | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group | |
| 31 | 47 | Stephen Leicht(i) (S) * | 12 Chevy | The Motorsports Group | |
| 32 | 50 | T J Bell * | 12 Chevy | MAKE Motorsports | |
| 33 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Race Day Sponsor | 10 Chevy | Jeremy Clements |
| 34 | 52 | Tim Schendel * | 12 Chevy | Jimmy Means | |
| 35 | 54 | Kyle Busch(i) | Monster Energy | 12 Toyota | Kyle Busch |
| 36 | 70 | Johanna Long | Foretravel | 12 Chevy | ML Motorsports |
| 37 | 71 | Matthew Carter (S) * | 12 Chevy | Rick Ware | |
| 38 | 74 | Mike Harmon (S) * | Koma Unwind | 12 Chevy | Mike Harmon |
| 39 | 75 | Charles Lewandoski (S) * | 12 Chevy | Rick Ware | |
| 40 | 81 | Jason Bowles | American Majority | 12 Toyota | Gina MacDonald |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet | 12 Toyota | NEMCO |
| 42 | 88 | Cole Whitt | TaxSlayer.com | 12 Chevy | JR Motorsports |
| 43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd * | 12 Chevy | Faith Motorsports | |
| 44 | 99 | Travis Pastrana | Boost Mobile | 12 Toyota | RAB Racing |
| (i)- Not Running For Title | |||||
| * - Must Qualify On Time | |||||
| (S)- Known Start and Park | |||||
| (PC)- Past Champion |
There are 44 drivers entered, so one team will be heading home. Just a few notes this week:
- #3- Austin Dillon needs a clean weekend after being fined two weeks in a row. Dillon is taking hit after hit in his attempt to be a Rookie Champion in the Nationwide Series.
- #09- Kenny Wallace will be entered this week in a second RAB Racing Toyota. Wallace has no sponsor this week, but should be running the full event.
- #18- Ryan Truex will make his first Chicagoland start this weekend, and has signed on to run the #22 in the Nationwide Series for a few races this year.
- #22- Speaking of Penske, Parker Kligerman returns this week. Kligerman could be in the running for a full time ride in the Nationwide Series next year.
- #33- Brendan Gaughan will run for Richard Childress this week. Gaughan is still looking for a full time ride in Nascar.
- #99- Travis Pastrana returns this week. He’s been quiet so far, but has impressed. Pastrana is a quick learner, and could be just a few runs away from a win.
Join us live this Sunday for the STP 300 from Chicagoland! Tune in at 3pm Eastern on ESPN and join us for the open race thread that Bob will put up later today! Enjoy!
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